<ARTICLE> UT <CIK> 0000023426 <NAME> THE CONNECTICUT LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES <MULTIPLIER>1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 6-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000 <PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000 <BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK <TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 1,702,548 <OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 619,900 <TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 478,552 <TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 1,963,533 <OTHER-ASSETS> 0 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 4,764,533 <COMMON> 75,849 <CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 414,955 <RETAINED-EARNINGS> 192,311 <TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 683,531 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 <PREFERRED> 116,200 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 1,066,669 <SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 90,000 <LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0 <COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 0 <LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 160,000 <PREFERRED-STOCK-CURRENT> 0 <CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 50,032 <LEASES-CURRENT> 88,381 <OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 2,510,136 <TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 4,764,533 <GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 1,431,561 <INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 50,228 <OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,246,867 <TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 1,312,817 <OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 118,744 <OTHER-INCOME-NET> (16,083) <INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 118,383 <TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 49,554 <NET-INCOME> 68,829 <PREFERRED-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 4,622 <EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 64,207 <COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 25,000 <TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 0 <CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 98,132 <EPS-BASIC> 0.00 <EPS-DILUTED> 0.00